Amnesty International is deeply alarmed at the soaring number of death sentences imposed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with at least 300 death sentences handed down by military courts since the government announced their intention in March 2024 to resume executions. This includes 25 soldiers accused of “fleeing the enemy” sentenced by a military court in the eastern city of Butembo, 26 people accused of being members of a Rwandan-backed armed group sentenced by military courts in the capital Kinshasa
